Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-01

in the village increased on the arrival of
every train, and in spite of the extreme
cold wind, women and men stood about
the streets surrounding the jail, satisfied
to look at the officials as they passed IN
and out of the building. No one was
permitted to pass the line without dis
playing badge of authority as deputy.
The execution was witnessed by twenty
five persons, including officials.
Precisely at u O'Clock the trap was
sprung, and Mrs. RoXalona Druse was
hanged.
THE woMAS's CONFESSION.
ROME, N. Y, Feb. 2S The Sentinel
has a special from Herkimer, n Y. saying
that at O'Clock yesterday morning DR..
Powell received a message from the jail
requesting his presence at once as Mrs.
| Druse wished to see him on matter OF
/ great importance. He Immediately re-
paired to the cell Of the doomed woman,
who greeted him very warmly. The at
tendant was requested to leave them, but
! he refused to do SO. Sheriff Cook was
appealed to aud upon the earnest solicits-
! ton of DIR. Powell he was allowed to
listen to what Mrs. Druse had to say I'M
! interrupted. When allowed, the woman
said to Mr.. Powell:
81 have sent for you to make confes-
sion; will you lsten?"
eyes, certainly" replied the doctor,
and ne at once produced pencil and
paper.
"What l am about to say to you has
never been msde public before, and as
sure you on the honor of woman on the
brink of the grave that l am speaking the
truth. The world has turned against
me, but know | have one friend left, and
that is you. Now you must promise that
you will not say word OF this until
am gone; then you can publish 1t and let
this cruel world know the truth OF the
matter | do rot want to take any more
of your time than l can help, so
will begin at once. l must take
YOU back before the murder
and tell of q conversation held with
Charles Gates in reference to the killing
of Druse II was about December l, on
Wednesday night. Druse was away, as
ne usually was, big part OF the time
Gates came in and a>ked me If | was
alone. Grorgie and Frank were out rid
ing down hui, Mary was upstairs. Gates
then asked me If did not want to get rio
of Druse. / told him l was nearly dead
now and did not care what happened. He
. asked me if l had the pistol he gave me
, yet. 1t was IN the pantry and told him
, 50. went and got it and showed ii
! to him. He saw it was moi
loaded 10 all the barrels (meaning cylin
. dersG and he put in some more cartridges
and gave 1t back to me. He wanted tt
: know if could fire it and l went TO the
= door and snapped it. 1t did not go off fol
t the cartridge was not good. put in an
other snd he said: well, you know how
! to do it and that is enough He ther
said: Now, if anything happens you car
2 depend on me; Iil help YOU With tina
t he went away. He csme again on De
= cember Il, the night before thu
E murder, and told NE to hurry up
: to take the first chance l got
S He said l should not burr
u the head because it would leave traces
= he would take care of that. He said hi
= would get buckwheat at the same tint
/ and save any cause of suspicion. Tit
e next morning saw him coming up thu
j road Just as Druse sat down to breakfast
This was Just after he raised the ak Il
s strike me, and ran into the pantry.
/ got the pistol and came out. He wss sit